NBP1502: Underway Oceanographic Data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

The R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1502 dataset contains underway data collected by the NSF-supported research icebreaker during a 2015 Antarctic expedition. This data supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated by SCIOPS on March 20, III.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic oceanographic conditions based on underway physical data.
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine chemistry based on continuous sampling.
• Studying biological distributions in polar regions based on collected biological data.
• Correlating physical and chemical oceanographic variables for climate research.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating institutional support.
• Covers multiple disciplines relevant to global change: biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic.
• Dataset is time-stamped, with a specific last update date of 2015-03-20.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2015-03-20 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Underway data collection from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

2015 (from leg NBP1502).

Freshness

Last updated 2015-03-20 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region (implied by vessel's role in the U.S. Antarctic Program).